Sources: Newcastle rule out move for Ronaldo

Manchester United person placed nary restrictions connected wherever Cristiano Ronaldo tin play next, but though helium could articulation different Premier League team, Newcastle person already ruled retired a determination for the striker, sources told ESPN.

The termination of Ronaldo's contract astatine Old Trafford, which was owed to tally until June, has been described arsenic a "clean break," and the 37-year-old tin motion for different nine instantly without waiting for the January transportation window.

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Reports person suggested that Newcastle, owned by a consortium led by the sovereign wealthiness money of Saudi Arabia, could beryllium a imaginable destination for the Portugal international, but sources person told ESPN they person nary interest.

Sources person besides told ESPN that Ronaldo's representatives are besides hopeful of reigniting involvement from Chelsea.

Agent Jorge Mendes met with Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly successful the summer, but a imaginable woody was rejected by then-manager Thomas Tuchel (who has since been replaced by Graham Potter).

There is, however, expected to beryllium beardown involvement from the Middle East aft an unnamed nine successful Saudi Arabia offered a declaration worthy astir £2m-a-week successful July.

Sources person told ESPN that Ronaldo has walked distant from Old Trafford without a pay-off aft United insisted their menace to writer was genuine.

United, who took extended ineligible advice, believed they had a beardown case that the interrogation with Piers Morgan amounted to "gross misconduct" nether the presumption of his contract.

Under the presumption of contracts signed by each Premier League player, they are banned from giving interviews which are not authorised by clubs and are besides prohibited from "writing oregon saying thing which is apt to bring the nine into disrepute."

Speaking to Morgan, Ronaldo said the nine had made "zero progress" since Sir Alex Ferguson retired successful 2013, arsenic good arsenic criticising manager Erik 10 Hag and the owners, the Glazer family.

United were besides made alert that Ronaldo wanted to permission United arsenic overmuch arsenic they wanted him out, and due to the fact that of that were reluctant to hold to immoderate benignant of fiscal package.

Ronaldo is acceptable to suffer astir £15.5m successful wages which were guaranteed nether the presumption of his £500,000-a-week woody which had 7 months near to run.